Notices by trask?? (trask@ohai.social)

@georgetakei

Scary:

“Whether it’s “citizen’s arrest,” “stand your ground,” or “constitutional or open carry” laws, several states keep vigilante-friendly laws on the books making it hard for defendants, who are often racial minorities, to achieve justice.”

@georgetakei loved this

“Understanding how our democratic institutions are supposed to work and why they matter is the best inoculation we have against people who want to undercut them for their own personal benefit at the expense of our rights.”

@georgetakei

Damn straight.

“As a child, I was tough enough to endure years behind a barbed wire fence because of my race. Surely it’s not too much to ask other students simply to learn about that dark chapter of history?”

@georgetakei

“Florida is experiencing what it feels like to live in what political scientists call an illiberal state. It’s the first step a democracy takes toward authoritarian rule.”

@georgetakei we are living in scary times. Let’s make sure we don’t make fiction become fact.

“In the coming years, if democratic secularism succeeds over Christian nationalism—as it must—a Gilead-like theocracy can remain merely within the pages of dystopian fiction and not become the dark future of America.”

I woke up with a horrible headache #today. I’m hoping the lovely cup of coffee I’m now drinking will help. The NBA started up again last night, after the Allstar break, so I’ll be watching a few games today.

Tonight I plan on sampling some of the new edibles my wife got me for my birthday last weekend.

Soundtrack: They Might Be Giants

https://music.apple.com/us/station/they-might-be-giants-similar-artists-station/ra.149020

#Music #TheyMightBeGiants

So, #today is my birthday. Sitting in Starbucks now, drinking my free coffee and reading. No big plans for the day, other than relaxing and not doing anything I don’t actually have to do.

Soundtrack: The Beatles

#Beatles

Kind of a grey, dreary day #today. The only thing I have to do today is laundry, otherwise I’ll relax, read some good books, and listen to good music. I guess I’ll also watch the Superbowl, though I frankly don’t even know who’s playing.

Soundtrack: Soul Coughing

https://music.apple.com/us/station/soul-coughing-similar-artists-station/ra.2136813

#SoulCoughing #Music

Just finished the #Raptors at the #Jazz from last night. Kessler had himself a game: 17 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 blocks. The future is bright for that young rookie and for the Jazz.

#NBA